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Being Viet and coming from America, we were skeptical that we would find a decent Vietnamese restaurant in London.  However, we found this gem of a place in the SoHo area.  All the flavors were there, the pho was decent and all the Appetizers were good; the Cha Gio and Viet calamari were well made.  The Gio Cuon was freshly made but my one complaint was that the Gio Cuon came with fish sauce not peanut hoisin sauce.  

Small dining area but service was great and fast.  Family owned so was happy to support a local Viet Family.

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We really wanted to try Pho in London while on our visit from the US, and after one of the shows we watched this was a perfect opportunity. As soon as we walked in to this place, we could feel that we were not welcome. The woman was very rude, almost annoyed, that my wife and three daughters (15, 13, and 8), had entered their stupid little restaurant. We are an American family of Indian descent, born and raised in the Bay Area of California, so we have had our fair share of Pho. We knew what we wanted. However, it took this woman 10 minutes to give us the menus. During that time 2 other couples entered the restaurant and this woman quickly sat them down and took their orders. We were clearly profiled and ignored. I tried to signal someone working there with eye contact and a wave to get them to come and take our orders, but we were ignored. After 15 minutes of waiting and no service, we just got up and left this useless Pho place. It wasn't worth it. There are plenty of options in Covent Garden. We just walked down the street and found a nice place to eat where the service was far better. If you are a tourist visiting this area, avoid this place. Save your time and your money. Don't give these idiots your business.

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This place is a family owned business and the food was phenomenal! The spring rolls were traditionally made and the taste was so good! I also had 12 and 15. 
15 was supposed to be spicy but it was actually more like a mild. I like how there were bits of spicy taste in it rather than straight up spicy. Overall both broths were excellent!

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I find my fellow State side reviews are so funny and unjust when it comes to authentic Vietnamese food.  When someone complains there's no oyster sauce or sriracha, I automatically know they've never actually been to Vietnam because there is no such thing as oyster sauce in traditional pho and that's more of a Southern Vietnam-American style pho!

Enough about the rambling!  Onto the food!  Came here for Pho but saw Bun Bo Hue on the menu and I had to try it.  First slurp sense me to Vietnamese Bliss!  Actual Central style Bun Bo Hue like in Vietnam!!  Thank god for this meal and anyone else coming here, try their Bun Bo Hue!  Clearly this is their hidden special dish at this restaurant.  Thank me next time your here and eating it!

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Being from Southern California from the U.S. I'm use getting great pho at reasonable prices. We stumbled upon this place in the west end theatre  area by accident while en route to the London Eye.

The mints and sprouts were small in portion an the Pho was small compared to what I'm use to back home. The prices were definitely much higher but then again I expected that being - London. Expect to pay around $12.00 for a regular bowl of pho or meat ball pho soup. 

Service was decent at lunch and they were busy. It did fix our Pho soup craving and it hit the spot since it was a chilly day.

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This place has a nice warm meal for London standards! However the food was very mediocre! The soup was very watery and their famous curry chicken was literally not fresh.... but for a first meal after a jet lagged flight... not that bad of a deal

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I was starting to give up on my quest for finding an authentic Vietnamese restaurant in London, but then I found Viet Pho! 

Unlike many of the trendy pho restaurants in London, the pho is packed with flavor and the noodles are perfectly cooked. I highly recommend the fried spring rolls as a starter! 

It is a compact and family run restaurant which is exactly what I was looking for in the middle of bustling London. I am so happy I found this place, and the prices are very reasonable!

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We didn't expect much because of other reviews. Just needed some quick meal between plays. But the food was quite impressive actually. We had pho and bun thit nuong.

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I'm still looking for my go to pho place in London. Perhaps, it's a forlorn hope after the great pho I've had in the USA but hope springs eternal.

The name Viet Pho promised much and I liked the more local neighbourhood feel to the place despite its proximity to the tourist heartland of Shaftesbury Avenue and Chinatown. However, my heart did drop slightly when I heard Chinese being spoken in the open kitchen.

The restaurant was quite trendy with funky giant lightbulbs hanging from the ceiling.

The menu was largely Vietnamese based with some Thai interlopers.

I started with summer rolls, which arrived immediately. Obviously pre-rolled, they were fresh tasting as I arrived just after the restaurant opened. These were great, with the fresh vegetables and prawn wrapped in rice paper tasting super fresh on the palate. Dipping them into the dipping sauce added a nice sour piquant kick.

I followed this with special pho, which meant that I got all the accompaniments - meatballs, beef, prawn. It was good without being outstanding. The broth could have done with more depth. This was served authentically with a plate of beansprouts, Thai basil (also know as holy basil) and chilli to pop into with some sriracha

This is a good spot for some off the tourist trail good filling grub

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We'd met there at six pm for dinner.  The place, only 8 tables to begin with, was mostly full.  The patrons were a mix of Asian and non-Asian.  This was a promising sign.

My friends and I were seated at the back by the kitchen which gave us good access to the staff.  However, that did not mean that we were successful in getting anyone's attention for some time.  Glad to be chatting with folk, I was mostly okay with that.  My hungriest compatriot, and the person who had suggested this place, was not really okay with that, so she spent a good chunk of time trying to flag down a waiter.  

The Super Hungry One ordered for us, a nice touch, but I wished that she'd done so in Vietnamese and not English as that may have prevented the tiny bits of miscommunication that made a hot coffee come out iced, a water for three, water for one, and the bahn seo needing to be re-ordered later on during the meal  -not a huge deal, really.

High lights: 
*the pho broth was divinely spiced and came with flat, rice noodles.  Flat noodles=easier to manipulate with chop sticks. :)
*the bahn seo had a tasty hint of coconut to it.

Low lights: 
*browning lettuce on bahn seo dish
*too few basil leaves and chilis for pho
*very little bo in the pho

Full disclosure: I'm a spoiled brat when it comes to having a decent amount of really good, well-priced Pho restaurants back home.  

The most I've paid for pho was $7.25 and that was in NYC, Land of High Prices.  So, at seven pounds, I don't know if I'd have the pho again at Viet Noodle House.   Unless, of course, it were chock full o' flank, tendon and tripe, then I'd be on board!  And, I'd suck down browning lettuce for another crack at the bahn seo.  -so good.

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